Teenagers and Menstruation Advice Needed

building_with_lego

claire16c wrote: »

Tampax are a brand of tampons??

But they expand into a very different shape to most of the other brands I've tried, perhaps that's what annie meant. Most of them stay round in cross-section but Tampax go rectangular and long. (At least, they did all those years ago when I still used disposable sanpro.)

themull1

Poppy9 wrote: »

I was recommended Quest Agnus Castus tablets in my twenties to help with heavy periods and found them dramatically reduced flow. I took them through till my mid 40s and wish I had known of them in my teens.

Are these on prescription or can i get them over the counter?

burnoutbabe

I would ensure that in the villa you are in, there is a bin in the bathroom with a lid/plastic bag in, so anything can be disposed of as discretely as possible. Even a small bin that is "just for her" in case she is embarrassed about others seeing anything.

Poppy9

themull1 wrote: »

Are these on prescription or can i get them over the counter?

In the UK from Health food shops but if I remember rightly on prescription in Germany.

I used to buy from local Health food shop as they often had it on offer and they knew which brands had the most active ingredient (as it varies with brands).


http://www.supplementsplus.co.uk/product/view/2730

some info on it.

http://www.questhealthlibrary.com/herbs/agnus-castus

annie_d

Sorry to be so long in responding but yes, building with lego, that is what I meant. Also they have the outer tube thingy that i have never go to grips with literally..
Oh yes herand, good idea about the bags.

System

atrixblue.-MFR-. wrote: »

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sex education back in 1999 and 2000' was unheared of then in schools.

It really wasn't, i rememeber having it in year 7/8 and that was 1998/99

and thinking it was too late to be telling me bout periods to me as i started in year 6!

Op i think you're handling this really well, i was younger than your daughter when i started but my mum had handily prepared a little period pack that was in this fabric pencil case thing. it had pads/wipes/sanitary bags. I chose to use pads as tampons freaked me out at that age (even though my mum used them), but once i moved to uni (!!!) i discovered applicator ones and haven't looked back since. My periods were really erractic to start off with (and quite heavy) but they settled down after a year or so, and it was easier to know when i'd next be "on". Also was unlucky to have very painfu ones but was put on mefannimic acid (can't spell that) to help-if she does end up with painful heavy ones ((hopefully she wont-think i was just unlucky) then dont be afraid to see help from GP.

KxMx

burnoutbabe wrote: »

I would ensure that in the villa you are in, there is a bin in the bathroom with a lid/plastic bag in, so anything can be disposed of as discretely as possible. Even a small bin that is "just for her" in case she is embarrassed about others seeing anything.

herand wrote: »

And take some of those disposable scented bags just in case.

Make sure she has a couple of extra towels (bath kind) in her room too, that way she has something to lay on overnight if she wants to. Always made me worry less about leaks especially if I wasn't at home!

onlyroz

atrixblue.-MFR-. wrote: »

sex education back in 1999 and 2000' was unheared of then in schools.

Really? I remember having sex education classes when I was in year 9, which was back in ... erm ... 1993 or so. This included the whole putting-a-condomn-on-a-carrot thing, flinging diaphragms around the classroom, and puzzling over how you were meant to insert a femidom. And we had the talk about periods when I was in year 6, including the purpose of the bin in the end cubicle of the girls' toilets.

ineed

xXMessedUpXx wrote: »

It really wasn't, i rememeber having it in year 7/8 and that was 1998/99

and thinking it was too late to be telling me bout periods to me as i started in year 6!

I agree I had sex ed at the same time in school in health and social care classes. Year 6 :eek: I didn't start till year 9.

basilsauce

Firstly - OP, I think all you have done for your daughter is fantastic, I wish I had had a parent like you when I started my periods, you are an absolute star!
Secondly - I was born in 1975, and in my final year at primary school (so school year 1985-1986) we did a whole terms project on the human body, which covered everything from puberty to sex to creating a baby. Looking back on it now, it was very clinical and factual, with no attempt to look at the emotional side of puberty/growing up/relationships etc, but I knew exactly what was going to happen to me in terms of menstruation so to say that sex ed in schools didn't exist in or around 1999/2000 must be completely wrong!